Sanitary and Phytosanitary & Veterinary regulation

In this part of the CEFTA Web Portal you will find the most important sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary control procedures to be followed for each CEFTA Economy. The information about the control procedures includes but is not limited to: 1.The location of sanitary, phytosanitary and/or veterinary control offices including working hours in each office; 2.A description of sanitary, phytosanitary and/or veterinary procedures; 3.The documents asked by the respective authorities in order to obtain approval for entering, transiting or exiting the territory of the respective CEFTA Economy; 4.The officially approved documents issued by the respective authorities; 5.A description of the official procedures for sampling. In cases where the final destination of goods is one of the CEFTA Economies included in this web portal, please refer to the sanitary, phytosanitary and/or veterinary import procedures of that Economy. In case your goods exit the territory of one of the CEFTA Economies included in this web portal, please refer to the sanitary, phytosanitary and/or veterinary export procedures relevant to that Economy.



Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia
Moldova
Montenegro
Serbia
Kosovo*


What is subjected to veterinary inspection?

 

The import of animals and products, raw materials and wastes of animal origin is subject of veterinary control in the Republic of Macedonia. The Agency for Food and Veterinary has issued a List of animals and products subject to veterinary checks at border inspection posts in the Republic of Macedonia and ‘’List of foodstuff not subject to veterinary checks by official veterinarian at border inspection posts ‘’ (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia 30/2008), in accordance with Commission Decision No. 2007/275/EC.

Laws and bylaws

Professional and administrative matters concerning veterinary inspection are under the competence of the Agency for Food and Veterinary pursuant to the following Laws:

  • Law on Food safety
  • Law on veterinary health
  • Law on animal by- products
  • Law for the identification and registration of animals
  • Law on animal protection and welfare
  • Law on veterinary  medicinal products  

These laws (only in Macedonian) are available at the Agency web site

In addition, the list on by-laws relevant for the veterinaty inspection is provided on the website of the Agency, on the following link

Where is veterinary inspection conducted

Veterinary inspection is being conducted on the designated border crossings of the Republic of Macedonia. The Veterinary inspection is performed by Official Veterinary Inspectors on the border crossings. The list of Border Inspection Points of Entry (BIP) for veterinary inspection is provided by the Agency for Food and Veterinary.

Prior to import


For Products of animal origin:

1.The notification for arrival of a consignment with products of animal origin  must be submitted to the official veterinarian on the border inspection post at least 24 hours before the expected time of arrival of the consignment on the border inspection post. The notification for the consignments is performed by fulfilling the first part of the VED (veterinary entry document) by the importer or authorized representative of the importer. The first part of the VED must submit as a request, by means of the EXIM system, in order to obtain a license N853.

2. All consignments with products of animal origin must be accompanied by the following documentation:

- veterinary-health certificate;
- public health confirmation;
- exporting customs documents – cargo accounts and
- import/transit permit.

For Live Animals:

1. During the import, every consignment with live animals must be accompanied by import permit issued by the competent authority. The import permit must contain the following information:

- The third economy of origin of the consignment with live animals;
- The dispatcher of the consignment with live animals;
- Recipient of the consignment with live animals and, if different, the place of final destination;
- Number and species of the imported live animals;
- Border inspection post on entry and
- Establishment where the quarantine will take place.

2. The notification for arrival of a consignment with live animals must be submitted to the official veterinarian on the border inspection post at least 24 hours before the expected time of arrival of the consignment on the border inspection post. The notification for the consignments is performed by fulfilling the first part of the VED (veterinary entry document) by the importer or authorized representative of the importer. The first part of the VED must submit as a request, by means of the EXIM system, in order to obtain a license N640

3. All consignments with live animals must be accompanied with the following documentation:

• Veterinary-health certificate;
• Import/transit permit;
• itinerary;
• permit for the means for transport – statement from the transporter;
• exporting customs documents – cargo accounts and
• during import of endangered species of wild game, permit in accordance with CITES Convention and CITES certificate.

At the border

 

For Products of animal origin:

All consignments with products of animal origin are subject to the documentary, check referred to in regardless their final destination.
The control and identity check are performed when the consignments of animal origin are physically present at the border inspection post, together with the appropriate original documents, after the completion of the control and documentary check with obtained satisfactorily results.

All consignments with products of animal origin are subject to physical check regardless their final destination.

- The physical check on products of animal origin is consisted of:
- Check of the hygiene conditions under which the consignment with products of animal origin has been transported;
- Check of the temperature under which the consignment of animal origin has been transported as well as the temperature of the product itself;
- Organoleptic check of the product of animal origin: smell, color, consistency and taste;
- Simple physical or chemical examinations such as cutting, melting and cooking;
- Laboratory analyses in accordance with the veterinary – health regulations in Republic of Macedonia as well as laboratory analyses which are considered as necessary;
- Laboratory analyses for residues from veterinary drugs and contaminants

In case of satisfactorily result from the performed controls and checks, the import or transit of the consignment with products of animal origin  shall be approved.

In case of  not – Satisfactory  results from the performed controls and checks, the official veterinarian at border inspection post with a license may:

- Reject of import and return of the consignment,
- Allow processing and use of the products of animal origin different from their initial intention, or
- In cases of  serious risk on the public and animal health, the official veterinarian at border inspection post shall make a decision ordering disposal of the consignment with products of animal origin .

For Live Animals:

All consignments with live animals regardless of the final destination are subject to documentary control and check. The control and check on the documentation shall be carried out when the official veterinarian on the border inspection post will have all original needed documents.

Every consignment with live animals must be accompanied with an itinerary issued by the transporter and it must be an integral part of the veterinary-health certificate.
The transporter must be registered and to have approval for the means of transport issued by the competent authority of the economy where his headquarters are situated or to be approved in accordance with the regulations in Republic of Macedonia which refer to the veterinary health for protection and welfare of the live animals.

All consignments with live animals are subject to control and check on the identity regardless of their final destination.

Control and check on the identity of the live animals is performed when the live animals are physically present at the border inspection post, accompanied with the appropriate original documents, after obtaining satisfactorily results from the documentary check.
All consignments with live animals shall be subject to physical clinical check and check on the welfare of the live animals regardless their final destination

In case of satisfactorily result from the performed controls and checks, the import or transit of the consignment with  live animals or products of animal origin  shall be approved.

In case of  not – Satisfactory  results from the performed controls and checks, the official veterinarian at border inspection post with a license may:

- Reject import and sending back of  the  consignment with live animals,
- In case when the return of the consignment with live animals is not possible, especially due to the welfare of the animals and there is no risk on the public and animal health, the official veterinarian at the border inspection post, by means of decision may order slaughtering of the live animals.
- If the ante-mortem inspection confirms that the meat from the live animals must not be intended for human consumption, and taking into account also the administrative or the commercial reasons, the meat may be processed for other use except for human consumption.
- In case when there is no possibility for applying the procedures set out with the provisions of legislation ,  or there is a serious risk for the public and animal health, the official veterinarian at border inspection post must make a decision ordering the live animals from the consignment to be killed using a human method, and their carcases to be safely disposed

Special conditions

Every consignment with live animals must be accompanied by import permit issued by the competent authority.

After import, all consignments of live animals must go to the quarantine center on the final destination  approved by the official veterinarian in concerned local unit.

Import of pet animals is provided in accordance with Book of Rules laying down methods and procedures for transit and import. Inspection and checks of consignments is carried out on pet animals not intended for placing on the market or transfer to other persons. They should be accompained by the owner or responsible person and have veterinary health certificate and passport, which are fully harmonized with EU Regulations (No 998/2003 and 92/65/EEC) on the animal health requerments applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals.

Import of personal luggage in provided accordance with the Book of Rules on the methods of inspection and checks to consignments of animal origin at Veterinary Border Inspection posts introduced as personal lagguage of passangers intended for personal or non-commercial use( Official Journal of R. Macedonia No. 94/09; 139/09) fully harmonized with Commission Regulation (EC) No 206/2009 on introduction into the Community of personal consignments of animal origin and amending Regulation (EC) No. 136/2004.

Documents

List of Border Inspection Points of Entry (BIP) for veterinary inspection

All supporting forms for veterinary inspection are available (some in macedonian/some bilingual macedonian/english) on the web site of the Agency for food and veterinary, on the following link


Documents available only on Macedonian:

Листа на подзаконски акти релеватни за санитарната и ветеринарната инспекција/ List on by-laws relevant for the sanitary and veterinary inspection

Contact

Food and Veterinary Agency
Treta Makedonska Brigada bb, 1000 Skopje
Tel: + 389 2 457893
       + 389 2 457895
Web site: www.fva.gov.mk
e-mail: druntevski@fva.gov.mk
            adogani@fva.gov.mk
            sstankovikj@fva.gov.mk.